Mosharraf forced to leave halfway through
Awami League presidium member and Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain had to leave a rally halfway through in Chattogram as some party members created chaos.
The rally was held at Azadibazar in Fatikchhari upazila yesterday morning.
The minister visited the upazila to attend five such gatherings to inform people about development works done by the government, organised by the upazila unit of AL. Mosharraf joined the meeting at Azadibazar around 10:30am.
According to witnesses, some AL activists started chanting slogans in the name of Abu Tayab, former general secretary of Chattogram north district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League.
The minister urged them to stop, but in vain, they added. He left without addressing the rally around 11:00am.
Supporters of Tayab allegedly vandalised the stage of another meeting at Nazirhat-Jahnkar Intersection before Mosharraf reached there. The stage was rebuilt before he joined the gathering.
Witnesses said some unruly activists also hurled brickbats at Mosharraf's vehicle while leaving the spot around noon.
Contacted, ATM Payarul Islam, executive member of Chattogram north district unit of AL, said followers of Tayab, also a member of the upazila AL, created the chaotic situation. Tayab was suspended around a year ago over disciplinary grounds, he said. He alleged that Tayab's followers vandalised the stage.
Payarul, however, denied that brickbats were hurled at the minister's vehicle. “Nothing of that sort happened. I was sitting in the back with him,” he said.
Contacted, Tayab denied the allegations. “None of my followers participated in any of the rallies,” he said. “Why would they create chaos or vandalise the stage when I'm not a nomination aspirant.”
“We have been demanding that the central leaders reform the upazila committee as many BNP, Jamaat men were included,” he alleged. Tayab alleged that Payarul's followers chanted slogans in his name to tarnish his image. The minister could not be reached for comments.
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